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ContentsContentsContentsContents Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
Jupiter’s column ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Creation .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Sun’s column ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Swearing-in charts by Surasa ................................................................................................................. 10
Moon’s column ........................................................................................................................................... 19
The story of Lomasa Samhita ................................................................................................................ 19
The backdrop of Lomasa Samhita ..................................................................................................... 19
The table of contents of Lomasa Samhita ......................................................................................... 21
Venus’ column ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar) ........................................................................................................... 22
Influence of Transit Planets ............................................................................................................... 22
Transit timeframe of planets ............................................................................................................. 22
Result of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ....................................... 23
Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 24
Result of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ..................................... 25
Result of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ............................... 25
Result of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign.................................. 26
Result of the transit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 27
Result of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ................................... 27
Result of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign .................................... 28
Result of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign ..................................... 28
Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar) .................................................29
Mercury’s column ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Atharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi Abhay Katyana (translated by AIAC) ... 37
Mars’ column .............................................................................................................................................. 38
Ravana Samhita - II ................................................................................................................................ 38
Saturn’s column .......................................................................................................................................... 41
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Rohini Sakata Vedha - Mars .................................................................................................................. 41
Rahu’s column ............................................................................................................................................ 42
Cyril Fagan and Western Sidereal Astrology ...................................................................................... 42
Life story in short .............................................................................................................................. 42
Cuneiform script ................................................................................................................................. 43
The birth of the western sidereal system ......................................................................................... 44
Works of Fagan.................................................................................................................................. 44
Ketu’s column ............................................................................................................................................. 45
Lokas – II by Surasa ............................................................................................................................... 45
Something about us ................................................................................................................................... 48
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EditorialEditorialEditorialEditorial
I was searching the net for something when a news article struck me and I thought I should comment
on this in this issue of AIAC Times.
The news article is from August 17, 2003 and appeared in Washington Times:
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To answer this test result, I would like to put forth some facts based on medical science.
Below are the symptoms of normal seasonal flu. The results are from a UK based medical website –
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Flu/Pages/Symptoms.aspx
Seasonal flu can give you any of these symptoms:
• sudden fever (a temperature of 38°C/100.4°F or above),
• dry, chesty cough,
• headache,
• tiredness,
• chills,
• aching muscles,
• limb or joint pain,
• diarrhea or stomach upset,
• sore throat,
• runny or blocked nose,
• sneezing,
• loss of appetite, and
• difficulty in sleeping.
Babies and small children with flu may also appear drowsy, unresponsive and floppy.
Your symptoms will usually peak after two to three days and you should begin to feel much better
within five to eight days. A cough and general tiredness may last for two to three weeks.
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Below are the symptoms of Swine Flu. The website reference is –
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/flu-guide/swine-flu-faq-1?page=2#symptoms
Symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptomsSymptoms of H1N1 swine flu are like regular flu symptoms and include fever, cough, sore throat,
runny nose, body aches, headache, chills, and fatigue. Many people with swine flu have had diarrhea
and vomiting. Nearly everyone with flu has at least two of these symptoms. But these symptoms can
also be caused by many other conditions. That means that you and your doctor can't know, just based
on your symptoms, if you've got swine flu. Health care professionals may offer a rapid flu test,
although a negative result doesn't mean you don't have the flu. The accuracy of the test depends on
the quality of the manufacturer’s test, the sample collection method, and how much viral sample a
person is shedding at the time of testing.
Although the symptoms of both flu and swine flu are the same, we cannot conclude that they are the
same disease. On the very same grounds, just because two people are born in the same time it doesn’t
mean that they will have exactly same life styles. Jyotish has never claimed this and this is why the
factors of Sthana, Kala and Patra come in about which I have written about in AIAC Times Vol 1.
However, this very experiment proves the success of jyotish and not its failure. What compelled
these researchers to conduct an experiment on 2,000 babies born in early March 1958?
The very fact that each of these babies (born in 1958 early March) were kept under a research
supervision all their life itself talks about something common in all their charts.
It is stated that these babies were born minutes away from each other.
Let us see their charts – I have assumed that the date of birth is March 10, 1958, time of birth is 20:12:29
hours, and place of birth is London, UK (below):
We see a strong influence of two malefics on
the Lagna, Rahu and Saturn. The Lagna lord is
influenced by Saturn very strongly and shows
the influence of cold research from the fourth
house. There are numerous other combinations
in this chart that show how unfortunate these
kids were to be tracked all their life as mere
guinea pigs of an experiment. Did the
researchers ever think once that by keeping
track of all their (the children’s) lives they
themselves were playing their role in
establishing the truth in jyotish. When will
people really see the light?
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Jupiter’s columnJupiter’s columnJupiter’s columnJupiter’s column
CreationCreationCreationCreation
In the first chapter of Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra, Parasara answers the question of “Creation” put
by his student Maitreya. A few verses from it with my commentary are being produced below. The
whole chapter will be a book by itself, sometime in the future. The way these few verses are
explained should be a motivation to the modern scientific minded jyotishis to delve deeper into the
realm of jyotish and relate it to science as we know it today.
eko-avyakta-aatmako viSHNuH-anaadiH prabhuH-IshwaraH
shuddhasatwo jagat-swaamI nirguNaH-triguNa-anwitaH (9)
Eko- one avyakta- one who is beyond comprehension
aatmako- sprit/ soul viSHNuH- lord Vishnu
anaadiH – without a beginning prabhuH-IshwaraH – lord
shuddha– pure satwo- entity
jagat-swaamI – lord of the cosmos nirguNaH-triguNa-anwitaH - one who is above and beyond the three gunas – Satwa, Rajas
and Tamas [Amarnath’s Commentary – Parasara rishi reiterates the belief in Sanatan Dharma that God is one.
He can be called MahaVishnu or Sada Shiva or any other name. This principle monotheistic belief is
reiterated by Parasara rishi when he says “eko-avyakta-aatmako” which means one all pervading
Almighty. God is indescribable since he is beyond human comprehension. The three Gunas with
which creation functions are Satwa, Raja and Tama Gunas. God is beyond the three Gunas and has
transcended creation. This has to be the case since He is the creator of the Universe. A little note on
the three Gunas seems relevant to mention here. The word “Guna” means attribute. Satwa Guna is
a state of perfect balance. It is often equated with balanced light and a result of Satwo is happiness
and joy. Tamo (or Tama) Guna is a state of darkness and thus the result of the guna is ignorance.
Rajo (or Raja) is the state between darkness and balanced light. Too little or excessive light is also
Rajo Guna. Rajo Guna is a dynamic attribute and results in dissatisfaction. According to physics,
matter and energy are the two components of the physical universe. Matter can be equated to Tamo
Guna and Energy to Satwo and Rajo Guna. Dynamic Energy is Rajo Guna and Static Energy is
Satwo Guna.]
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samsaara-kaarakaH shrImaan-nimitta-aatmaa prattapawaan
ekaamShena jagat-sarvam srijatyavati LIlayaa (10)
samsaara-kaarakaH – Creator of cosmos shrImaan – glorious
nimitta- cause aatmaa – soul (One who causes the existence of the soul)
prattapawaan – one having valor ekaamShena –by a part
jagat-sarvam – all the cosmos srijati- create avati – destroy
LIlayaa – as a play, divine game
[Amarnath’s Commentary – By just a part of Himself, the Lord creates, maintains and destroys the
physical universe as per his divine play. It is a deep rooted belief in Sanatan Dharma that God is in
every one and everyone is born with a portion of the God. God also exists everywhere and in
everything, living or non-living. The whole culture of the Sanatan Dhrama (popularly known as
Hinduism) is based on this principle. A Hindu is greeted not by a handshake but by folded hands and
by the utterance of the word Namaskara (or the modern short form of it called Namaste), which
literally means “I bow to the God in you” (Namah – bow in form of reverence, Ish- God, kara-I do).]
Is there a deeper significance to why only a part of God is “used” in the creation of the dynamic
physical universe we live in? Did Parasara rishi just make this up on a random basis? To search for
the answer, let us visit the NASA website –
http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/
It turns out that roughly 70% of the Universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 25%. The rest -
everything on Earth, everything observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter - adds up to less than 5%
of the Universe. Come to think of it, maybe it shouldn't be called "normal" matter at all, since it is such a small
fraction of the Universe.
Thus it seems that Parasara rishi was in tune with modern science when we wrote the above verses.
Only a part “ekaamShena” of the Lord is used to create, maintain and destroy the universe which is
the play of matter and its counterpart energy, in other words the play area of His divine game. This
is the area where matter and energy plays its game and this is the area where Purusha and Prakriti
dominates, Purusha being matter, Prakriti being energy.
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tripaadam tasya devatwa hi amritam tattwadarshinaH
vidanti tatpramaaNam cha sapradhaanam tathaa-ekapaat (11)
tripaadam - three quarter tasya - his
devatwa – Godliness hi - indeed
amritam – nectar tattwadarshinaH - knowing the true nature of the ultimate reality/ philosopher
vidanti – know tat- that
pramaaNam- validity of knowledge/evidence/proof cha -and
sapradhaanam- with prominent tathaa- in that manner
ekapaat –happening continuously
[Amarnath’s Commentary – Only a “Tattwa Darshina” will be able to know and get the evidence of
75% of the God which is pure nectar (or ether). Tattwa means the elements and Darshan is
philosophy. Only one who is a philosopher on the elements or in modern terms a quantum physicist.
Perhaps 70 % of Dark Energy is approximated to 75% by Parasara rishi for easy remembrance. In the
next sentence Parasara says that “know that the evidence of this is present anytime and is happening
continuously”. What this means is that the % of dark energy in the universe is constant and can be
verified at any time.]
In the next few verses, Parasara rishi goes on to explain the created universe with beautiful analogy
from Krishna’s life which has been so misunderstood till today. I will write about this and do plan to
publish this in a more organized book sometime in the future.
I again appeal to the growing intelligence of young and modern jyotishis not to waste time on useless
arguments in cyber forums but to shut down the computer, pick-up a classic and read. Then try to
comprehend the classic in terms of the time and period in which it was written and see its validity in
the modern era. BVB and K.N. Rao have done a wonderful job in statistical research but have failed
terribly explain the “why” behind the theory. SJC and Sanjay Rath have a done a splendid job in
explaining some of the very important “why”s but have failed terribly in expressing and interpreting
the facts without religious annotations or in terms of modern scientific facts. However, they have
showed us the path and it is now up to us to walk it and take jyotish to the next step.
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Sun’s columnSun’s columnSun’s columnSun’s column
SwearingSwearingSwearingSwearing----in chartsin chartsin chartsin charts by Surasaby Surasaby Surasaby Surasa
The original premise of this month’s Sun’s column was to examine the effect of the Sun’s
position at the inauguration of U.S. Presidents on their presidential terms. There are many factors in
mundane astrology relating to the time for oath taking ceremonies. Of particular importance is
lagna, planets in lagna, Moon, planets in Kendra and trikona, panchang, and of course, the Sun, since
it represents the country’s head of state, its soul and expression. Below is a recommendation from
Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram’s Muhurta Chintamani, translated by G.C. Sharma, Sagar Publications:
The auspicious Muhurta for the Coronation of a king is when the Sun is in Uttaryana (moving towards
the North and is in the signs from Capricorn to Gemini), Jupiter, the Moon and Venus are not combust, Mars,
the Sun, the Lord of the Natal Ascendant, the Lord of the Present Dasha of the would-be-king and the Lord of
the Janama Rasi or sign are endowed with strength.
Also Chapter 18 of Time Tested Techniques of Mundane Astrology, M.S Mehta and A. Radhika,
Vani Publications contains a thorough discussion of the various factors with examples.
Regarding U.S. presidents, there is a limitation regarding the day of the inauguration. Since
1789 until the passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential inaugurations were held on March 4 with
some exceptions (i.e. March 4 falling on a Sunday (4 times) and the deaths of Harrison, Taylor,
Lincoln (assassination), Garfield (assassination), McKinley (assassination) and Harding). No time
was legislated for taking the oath of office on March 4, however, it was traditionally done at noon or
close to noon on inauguration day.
The 20th Amendment of 1933 set noon on January 20 (6 degrees Capricorn) as the beginning
of the presidential term and the ending of the prior term, and changed the inauguration day from
March 4 (19 degrees Aquarius), ostensibly to shorten the “lame duck” period between the outgoing
and incoming administrations. January 20 is five or six days after the Sun’s entry into Capricorn
which is the beginning of uttarayana or the upward movement of the Sun. As cited above, Jyotish
classics prescribe that coronations should take place during uttarayana, when the Sun is in the rasis
from Capricorn to Gemini (roughly from mid-January to mid-July).
The source of the noon inauguration tradition is likely English history which is based on even
earlier tradition. For example, the coronation of William the Conqueror took place on Christmas day
in 1066 at noon in London. About two and half centuries earlier, Charlemagne was crowned in 800 on
Christmas day, also at noon, the time chosen by the court's astrologer. Interestingly, Christmas Day
was about 9 degrees Capricorn in the tropical zodiac.
Abhijit muhurta (8th muhurta of the day) is consideration one of the best muhurtas for oaths
and coronations of heads of state, the Sun’s particular province. It begins about 1 ghati (24 minutes)
before Local Noon Time (LNT) and ends 24 minutes thereafter (total 48 minutes) or approximately
11:25 am to 12:25 pm local time. When the Sun first enters Capricorn, particularly if LNT is used, the
Abhijit muhurta guarantees placement of the Sun in the 10th house where it gets directional strength.
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In addition to the above astrological criteria, the Sun’s relationship with Saturn (both are
karakas of the 10th house of royalty) is important. The Sun rules the Kshatriya class (politicians and
rulers). For both dates, March 4 and January 20, the Sun’s dispositor is Saturn but for the March 4
dates, we have to also look at Rahu, the co-ruler of Aquarius, keeping in mind that that Saturn’s caste
is Sudra (workers) and Rahu’s caste is Chandala (the opposition).
Unfortunately, I was unable to locate inauguration times for any presidents prior to Franklin
Roosevelt except for George Washington. (The inauguration times I have are courtesy of
Astrologers Weekly.) However, it turns out that these two presidents, Washington and Roosevelt,
happen to be the most significant in regard to the length of their presidential terms. George
Washington is important because he was the first president (1789-1797), and served two four year
terms, setting a precedent that was followed by all succeeding presidents until Franklin Roosevelt, the
32nd president (1933-1945) who served the longest of any president (over three complete terms) causing
passage of the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two 8 year terms. For a more modern
comparison, the inaugurations of the most recent presidents, George W. Bush and Barak Obama are
also discussed.
The question has been raised whether changing the U.S. inauguration day from March 4 to
January 20 at noon changed the country’s destiny from the original purpose of the founding fathers.
An American astrologer and occultist, Dan Sewell Ward, lamented moving the swear-in day from
March 4 to January 20. He says “Originally the dating of major events of the Republic was based on:
July 4 (Independence Day), approximately November 4 (Election Day), and March 4 for the
presidential inauguration. The November day was varied slightly in that Tuesday (ruled by Mars’
assertiveness) needed to be election day.The 4th day of these three months (exactly one-third of a
year apart) represents a grand trine, one of the most delightful and beneficial aspects in astrology. It
was good news for the nation as a whole....The change destroyed the grand trine...It is noteworthy
that the powers that be deemed it important to change the inauguration date. Apparently they had
more respect for astrology than one might have thought.”
An opposing argument could be made that the January 20 date is far better suited to the world
power that the U.S. would become. Compare the Sun’s position on March 4 at noon (in Aquarius in
the 9th house where it is a karaka) to the Sun’s position on January 20 at noon (in Capricorn in the 10th
house where it gets dig bala). The country grew from an isolationist agricultural-industrial power
into the world’s greatest military power during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. Roosevelt’s first
inauguration was on March 4, 1933. His second inauguration was on January 20, 1937, when the 20th
Amendment first went into effect.
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Although set for March 4, 1789 as prescribed by the Confederation Congress, George
Washington’s first inauguration was delayed until Thursday, April 30, 1789 1:48:30 pm, New York
City:
The chart has Leo rising, one of the recommended lagnas for oaths. Lagna is ruled by exalted Sun in
Aries which is with Venus and Mercury in the 9th. The Sun is very strong in the chart followed by
exalted Jupiter (8th house ruler). This follows Mehta et al.’s recommendation that the 8th house have
benefic aspects and the lagna lord be stronger than the 8th lord. The Sun is in uttarayana and the
week day was Thursday, both positive. Saturn in its own sign of Aquarius gets dig bala in the 7th and
provides ballast to the shining 1st house that we think of from that time in history. Mars in the 8th in
Pisces rules both the Sun and debilitated Rahu in the 4th in Scorpio. Rahu has graha drishti on both
Left: George Washington Swearing the
Presidential Oath on the Masonic Bible
in 1789. Below: George Washington
Inaugural Bible.
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Mars and exalted Jupiter and the once-rebels must deal with the shock of letting go of England and
forging their new country’s identity. Saturn aspects the Sun by both rasi and graha drishti (3rd
aspect) and aspects Rahu by 10th graha aspect indicating a dry but stable beginning for the new
government and its relationship with its President. Washington wanted to serve without payment
but finally accepted payment to avoid making the presidency possible only for the wealthy. He
turned out to be a skilled and fair administrator and only reluctantly agreed to serve a second term.
George Washington’s second inauguration took place on the prescribed day, March 4, 1793, a
Monday, this time in Philadelphia, and reportedly he took the oath precisely at noon:
Sun is with lagna lord Mercury in the 9th in Aquarius and on the Rahu/Ketu axis. The Sun’s lord is
Saturn (karaka of the 8th) debilitated in Aries and Saturn aspects the Sun by rasi drishti. Washington
limited himself to serving two four year terms. The Sun’s co-lord Rahu (the opposition) opposes the
Sun by graha drishti. In 1794, Washington ably took up military command again to enforce a whisky
tax (Sun rules Rahu in the 3rd, Mars in 10th in Pisces is aspected by Jupiter in Scorpio in the 6th).
Moon and Jupiter are together in the 6th house of service but Moon is debilitated. By limiting himself
to two terms, Washington set a precedent followed by every president until war-time President
Franklin Roosevelt. At the end of his last term, he was very happy to return to farming.
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Jumping to the first inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd president:
The Sun (president) is in Aquarius in the 9th house with Venus and its lord Rahu (the opposition) all
of which are aspected by graha drishti by Jupiter (R) and Mars (R) in the 3rd. Saturn (karaka of the
8th – longevity) is lord of the 8th and in its own house and aspects Lagna lord Mercury in the 10th. The
country was in the midst of the Great Depression, fighting for survival. A lot of things are about to
happen and bold steps will be taken (Sun is lord of the 3rd, the house of courage). Immediately upon
taking office, Roosevelt worked on relief programs eventually creating the FDIC, initiating budget
reform, and the first and second New Deals. By the second half of his first term, due to the success of
Franklin Roosevelt
and Herbert Hoover
on inauguration day,
March 4 1933 during
the procession to the
Capitol.
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his programs, he gained much greater support from Congress. Needless to say, he also had many
enemies (6th house ruler Mars (R) with Jupiter (R) in the 3rd house) including the war veterans in a
dispute over benefits and people opposed to the confiscation of privately owned gold. Though he
suffered from polio, he managed to keep his disability from public knowledge throughout his political
career.
Franklin Roosevelt’s second inauguration, the first under the 22nd Amendment, took place on
Wednesday, January 20, 1937, 12:29 pm, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC:
The Sun is in Capricorn in the 10th where it gets directional strength, one of the classical positions for
oaths. The Sun is aspected by Mars by 4th graha drishti, its only aspect. The challenges facing him
included the growing threat of Hitler and the isolationist attitude of the nation (Moon in the 1st in
Aries, opposed by Mars in the 7th and aspected by Rahu and Jupiter in the 9th as well as Saturn in the
7th). He secretly developed the country’s military arsenal (8th house Scorpio) and forged a close
relationship with Winston Churchill (Mars in the 7th). Finally, in 1940 he openly opposed the
Neutrality Acts by giving destroyers to Great Britain. He ran for an unprecedented third term and
won by appealing to popular isolationist sentiment promising to do everything he could to keep the
country out of the war. His third inauguration (not shown) took place on January 20, 1941, 12:03
EWT, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. By December of that year, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor,
the country was at war with Japan and Nazi Germany.
For Roosevelt’s fourth and final inauguration, I could not find a recorded time, so the chart
below uses the “legal” time, January 20, 1945, noon, White House, Washington DC:
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Sun’s ruler Saturn (R) is in the 3rd with Rahu aspected by Mars, Mercury and Ketu by graha drishti 7th
aspect. Mars is both lagna ruler and ruler of the 8th (likely not recommended for oaths since you want
the ruler of the chart to be stronger than the 8th house ruler). In addition, by shad bala, Mars is the
weakest planet in the chart, and creates a lot of havoc. The Sun in the 10th in Capricorn only has 5th
graha drishti from Jupiter (R) and no other aspects. Roosevelt died of a massive brain hemorrhage on
April 12, 1945 during his natal Ketu/Rahu/Jupiter Vimsottari dasha, just shy of three months into his
4th term. Jupiter in this case provided the escape route afforded by death.
For application of these concepts to modern presidents, inauguration charts and short
descriptions are provided below for George W. Bush and Obama.
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Sun’s lord Saturn (R) is in the 2nd with Jupiter (R) in Taurus and is aspected by Rahu (12th aspect).
Ketu in the 9th is only aspected by Rahu. Defense is weak (i.e. events of 9-11). Jupiter and Sun aspect
the Sun by graha drishti indicating initial money and popular support. 4th lord Moon in Scorpio in
the 8th is MKS and debilitated, not good for the happiness of the country.
Sun’s lord Saturn (R) in the 3rd. Communication mishaps, torture scandals hit the news. Rahu
(opposition) is strong in the 1st and Ketu (the defender) is now much stronger in the 7th. Mars is ruler
of the 1st and 8th and is in the 8th in Scorpio. Something is going to die – Hurricane Katrina in August
2005. 9th lord Jupiter in the 6th, religious fundamentalism and its enemies.
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The ruler of the 10th in the 5th and the ruler of the 5th in the 10th shows a strong start for the incoming
administration, harmonious relationship between 5th house karma (splendor, intellect, creative
energy) and the 10th house (karma, authority, honor, government). 10th house contains Sun, Jupiter
(debilitated), Mercury (R) and Rahu. Lagna lord Mars in the 9th in Sagittarius is aspected by Rahu
(12th graha aspect), assassination attempts likely and have been reported. Again, as in George W’s
first inauguration, 4th lord Moon is in Scorpio in the 8th is MKS and debilitated. This time Ketu is in
the 4th indicating a more detached attitude. The country is still suffering from the housing and
financial crises of 2007.
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Moon’s columnMoon’s columnMoon’s columnMoon’s column
The story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa SamhitaThe story of Lomasa Samhita
It is mentioned in many classics that the eighteen sages (named above) has been recognized as the
original creators of Jyotish or astrology. One of the sages mentioned there is Lomasa rishi.
Recently a hunt has begun to find works or manuscripts or translations of Lomasa rishis’s work called
Lomasa Samhita.
Lomasa Samhita translation is very much in print and there is no apparent reason to mark this classic
as lost knowledge. I have a copy of Lomsasa Samhita with me in Chicago and anyone interested can
contact me. Those in India or in any part of the world can purchase a copy of the book (original
Sanskrit text with translation into English) from the Publisher details given below:
Lomasa SamhitaLomasa SamhitaLomasa SamhitaLomasa Samhita
Translated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. GirijTranslated in Hindi with original Sanskrit text by Dr. Girijashankar Shastriashankar Shastriashankar Shastriashankar Shastri
Publisher Publisher Publisher Publisher –––– Vibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, PrayagVibhuti Mishra, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag
Address Address Address Address –––– 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad 12, Sammelan Marg, Allahabad –––– 3, India3, India3, India3, India
I am holding the book in my hands now and I can assure you that it is very readable, authentic and
the translation done by Shastri is great. There is absolutely no need to break heads over the original
Sanskrit manuscript for this classic when it is printed and published as a book.
I have read Lomasa Samhita and as evidence I am going to do two things in this article. I am going to
provide the Table of Contents for the book and I am going to summarize the backdrop of the story in
Lomasa Samhita.
The backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa SamhitaThe backdrop of Lomasa Samhita
Lomasa Samhita has a wonderful backdrop story before the astrological concepts are discussed in the
classic. The jyotish concepts discussed in the classic are put in the form of a dialogue between
Sujanma and Lomasa rishi, Sujnama rishi being the disciple and Lomasa rishi being the Guru. Before
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I go to the details of the backdrop story of Lomasa Samhita, it should be mentioned that the name
Lomasa means one who is hairy in appearance with excess body hair.
The Samhita begins with an introduction by Lomasa rishi himself. Lomasa rishi states that once all
sages including Shounak were present in a forest called “Naimisharanya”. All the sages asked the
most illustrious rishi Suta about the knowledge which gives the result of all Karma. Suta rishi states
this knowledge is the most secret and sacred. This question about Karma and Jyotish was first asked
by Devi Parvati to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva, in response to Devi Parvati, first mentioned the
importance of the name of Rama (avatar of Vishnu). He then added that the root of all knowledge is
He Himself, but the one who spread it to humanity is Lomasa rishi. Lord Shiva went on to say that
Lomasa rishi is the son of Brahma. The sages Bhrigu, Vashishtha, Narad and many other rishis
learned astrology from Lomasa rishi. Lord Shiva even specifies how and when each rishi (including
Parasara, Garga etc. sages) got the knowledge of Lomasa samhita from the disciples of Lomasa rishi.
There are many details mentioned in the classic such as the planetary configuration under which
Lomasa Samhita began. Devi Parvati inquired as to why this Samhita was studied and written in the
first place. To answer this Lord Shiva mentions the backdrop of Lomasa Samhita below.
Once upon a time in Krita Yuga, there was an extremely powerful and honest king who ruled the
present West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh region (Vanga desha) called Krittidhwaja. His first
wife Kamala had twins. They were born to the same parents, in the same year, month, tithi (phase of
the moon), same day of the week, with the same Yoga, Lagna (Ascendant), Kala (time). However,
their appearance and nature were completely different. One child was fair, the other one was dark,
one was tall and the other short. As time went on, one grew up to be extremely kind natured and the
other very cruel and scheming. The king got extremely worried about this phenomenon and invited
all the great sages of the time. Vashishtha, Kashyap, Bhrigu, Garga and many other prominent sages
and learned men arrived in the king’s kingdom. After taking care of their well-being, the king
showed them the natal chart of his two sons and inquired about this diametrically contradictory
nature and appearance of his twin kids. The chart details are clearly mentioned in the classic and it is
as given below:
Both the kids (princes) had the same Rasi (house) and Graha (planetary) positions and identical
Navamsas.
The natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars waThe natal chart had Pisces rising in the natal chart with Jupiter and Moon in Pisces. Mars was in Aries in the s in Aries in the s in Aries in the s in Aries in the
second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in second house, Rahu was in the fourth house in Gemini, Sun was in the sixth house in Leo, Mercury in Virgo in
the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the the seventh, and Venus in the eighth house in Libra, Ketu in the ninth house in Sagittarius and Saturn in the
twelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aqtwelfth house in Aquarius. uarius. uarius. uarius.
Seeing this chart, all sages present made some predictions. They are given below –
The kids will be extremely kind, skilled in warfare, destroyer of their enemies. They will be fair in
complexion, righteous, tall and muscular. In the 8th year they will begin their education. In the 12th
year they will get married. In the 28th year, they will have kids. In the 32rd year there will be a great
war in the kingdom in which they will die and achieve the heavenly abode. Their death date will be
Magha month (Sun in Aquarius, February – March), Shukla Paksha (bright half of the Moon),
Dwadashi (12th. day of the bright moon), Sunday at sunrise facing the northern direction.
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On hearing the predictions, the king mentioned that all the predictions made were true for one of the
twins but not true for the other one. The other twin was evil, cruel, cowardly, and illiterate, with an
awful temper, dark complexioned, short in stature and very poor.
The king requested the sages to analyze the situation and let him know as to why one child was so
different from the other when both were born around the same time with the same Rasi and
Navamsa chart.
The sages then replied to the king saying that he should ask this question to his priest Sumati who
was from the family of rishi Bhrigu. They assured him that Sumati rishi would know the answer to
the question posed by the king of Bengal Krittidhwaja.
The king immediately asked for Sumati and sent his messenger to Sumati’s home. Sumati rishi used
to live in Anga desha (the present day Bihar, India). To cut the long story short, Sumati had passed
away and instead his son Sujanma came to the king’s court. Sujanma was well received and after the
initial discourse was asked to look at the puzzle of the twin princes. Sujanma replied that he had
studied everything from his father except jyotish and was incapable of replying to the king. All the
sages then explained the importance of jyotish and how one can never be called a true Brahmin
without the knowledge of jyotish. Sujanma mentioned that he wanted to learn it and asked the sages
for the name of a teacher he could learn it from. They gave him the name of Lomasa rishi who lived
in Badrinarayan.
Sujanam went to Lomasa rishi and requested the knowledge of jyotish from him. The discourse
between Lomasa rishi and Sujanma is recorded as Lomasa Samhita.
The table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa SamhitaThe table of contents of Lomasa Samhita
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Venus’ columnVenus’ columnVenus’ columnVenus’ column
Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)Khonar Bochon (Gochar Bichar)
Abhishekha and Saptarishi’s Astrology did a wonderful job (and are doing a great job) in bringing to
our notice the rare ancient jyotish works lost in time.
To read an introduction on Khona, I would request readers to download and read Abhishekha’s article
on Saptarishi’s Astrology.
Below is a translation (and Bengali transcribed Sanskrit text and Bengali translation by Pandit
Ramapada Bhattacharya) of the chapter on Gochar Bichar (Transit Results) of the text Khonar
Bochon (the Sayings of Khona).
The text of this book was provided to me by Saptarishi’s Astrology Group and I am thankful to them
for providing me the same.
Influence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit PlanetsInfluence of Transit Planets
Transit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planetsTransit timeframe of planets
Sun stays in a zodiac sign for 1 month. Similarly, Moon stays in a sign for 2.5 days, Mars for 45 days,
Mercury for 18 days, Jupiter for 1 year, Venus for 28 days, Saturn for 2.5 years, Rahu for 1.5 years.
Under normal circumstances, each planet stays in a zodiac sign for the above mentioned time frames
and influences the sign. However due to the alternating direct and retrograde motion of the five
planets (viz. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn), the length of time they stay in a sign varies
and sometimes can be less than the times mentioned above.
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Result of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Sun in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
If Sun transits the natal Moon sign, then the native goes astray in life. If Sun transits the second
house from the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear. Transit into the third house (from
the natal Moon sign) causes gain in fortune, into the fourth causes disrespect or embarrassment, into
the fifth causes poverty, into the sixth causes victory over foes, into the seventh causes destruction of
wealth, into the eight causes pain and suffering, into the ninth causes loss of charm, into the tenth
causes growth in profession, into the eleventh causes growth in property, into the twelfth causes
destruction of property, wealth and causes serious harm to the native.
[Amarnath’s Commentary – The transit of Sun into the signs is an indication of solar months. The
above mentioned verses indicate favorable months for the native. Let us take an example. If
someone has a natal Moon sign of Leo, then according to the above verse, Sun’s transit in Libra,
Capricorn, Taurus and Gemini would give favorable results. If we map this according to the Hindu
calendar, then the time period between Tula Sankranti (the solar day when Sun enters sidereal Libra
sign) to Vrishchik Sankranti, Makar Sankranti to Kumbha Sankranti, Vrishabha Sankranti to Karka
Sankranti (Vrishabha to Mithuna would be 10th house and Mithuna to Karka would be 11th house and
hence they are grouped together as positive results) will be favorable to the native. If we further go
by the Gregorian calendar dates, we would see that approximately 14 October to 14 November, 14
January to 14 February, 14 May to 14 June, 14 June to 14 July will be favorable to the native every year.
However, as a personal observation I add that the exact degree of the natal Moon sign holds special
significance. Let me explain with an example. Let us assume that two natives are born with Moon in
Leo. One has Moon in 2 degrees Leo (native 1) and the other in 23 degrees Leo (native 2). When the
Sun transits 2 degrees Gemini, that time will hold special significance for native 1 and when Sun
transits 23 degrees Gemini, native 2 will experience special significance as per the rules laid down by
the great Khana. This transit result of the Sun based on the exact degree of the natal Moon would
hold true for transit results of other planets too. This transit result is based on a solar year.]
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Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from Result of the transit of Moon in the natal chart from the natal Moon signthe natal Moon signthe natal Moon signthe natal Moon sign
If Moon transits the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. If Moon transits the second
house from the natal Moon sign, then the native loses property and wealth. Transit into the third
house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one receive gifts, into the fourth causes pain in the stomach
region, into fifth causes loss in professional life, into sixth causes gain in property and wealth, into
seventh causes gain in terms of gifts and women (partner), into the eight causes death to the native,
into the ninth causes fear from government or those in power, into the tenth causes great happiness
and joy, into the eleventh causes growth in wealth, into the twelfth causes sickness and loss in wealth
to the native.
[Amarnath’s Commentary – Transit of the Moon through each sign occurs almost every 3 days. Thus
the phenomenon is very common and the native may not experience the above results on a continued
and on-going basis. However, based on other parameters of operating Dasas and coupled with transit
effects of other planets, the transit effect of the Moon can be a very effective predictive tool.]
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Result of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mars in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
If Mars transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear from enemies. If Mars transits
the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native loses wealth. Transit into the third house
(from the natal Moon sign) makes one gain wealth, into the fourth causes fear from enemies, into
fifth causes death (or fear of death), into sixth causes gain in property and wealth, into seventh causes
grief, into the eight causes danger from sharp weapons, into the ninth causes loss in professional life,
into the tenth causes is considered auspicious, into the eleventh causes gain in land, into the twelfth
causes sickness and loss in wealth and is considered inauspicious to the native.
[Amarnath’s Commentary – Transiting Mars being a natural malefic has been given a lot of
importance. Varahamihira in his book Brihat Samhita mentions a number of verses dealing with the
transit of Mars (and other natural malefics). One such verse deals with Rohini Sakata Vedha.
Although this doesn’t strictly deal with transiting Mars with respect to natal Moon, but such verses
do throw a lot of light on the importance on the transit of natural malefics.]
Result of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Mercury in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
If Mercury transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences association with people. If
Mercury transits the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. Transit
into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one fear from enemies, into the fourth causes
gain of money, into fifth causes scarcity of wealth (or poverty), into sixth causes gain in land and
causes recognition, into seventh causes various kinds of illness, into the eight causes gain in money,
into the ninth causes great physical sickness, into the tenth causes happiness and joy, into the
eleventh causes monetary gain, into the twelfth causes prosperity (in terms of wealth and property)
to the native.
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Result of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Jupiter in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
If Jupiter transits the natal Moon sign, then the native experiences fear. If Jupiter transits the second
house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains tremendous name, fame and wealth. Transit
into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) makes one suffer from physical pain, into the fourth
causes lose of money, into fifth gives auspicious results, into the sixth gives inauspicious results, into
seventh causes worship of royal deity, into the eight causes loss of money, into the ninth causes gain
in wealth, into the tenth causes loss in love or relationship, into the eleventh causes gain in land and
wealth, into the twelfth causes physical and mental pain to the native.
[Additional Notes – Transiting Jupiter when in first or eighth from natal Moon causes separation
from friends (or loss of friends), when in fourth and twelfth causes loss of wealth, when in sixth
causes illness, when in third causes unnecessary argument and when in tenth causes complete loss of
all possessions of native.]
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Result of the trResult of the trResult of the trResult of the transit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon signansit of Venus in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
If Venus transits the natal Moon sign, then the native wins over enemies. If Venus transits the
second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native gains wealth. Transit into the third house
(from the natal Moon sign) brings happiness and joy, into the fourth causes gain of money, into fifth
indicates child birth, into sixth indicates rise in enemies, into seventh causes sorrow, into the eight
causes monetary gain, into the ninth causes gain in various types of fine garments, into the tenth
causes inauspicious results, into the eleventh causes tremendous gain in wealth, into the twelfth
indicates incoming wealth to the native.
Result of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal MoResult of the transit of Saturn in the natal chart from the natal Moon signon signon signon sign
If Saturn transits the natal Moon sign, then the native suffers from depression and loss of interest in
things. If Saturn transits the second house from the natal Moon sign, then the native mental anxiety
and sorrow. Transit into the third house (from the natal Moon sign) causes defeat of enemies and
increase in wealth and prosperity, into the fourth causes increase in animosity, into fifth indicates
child birth, servants and loss of wealth, into sixth causes indicates monetary gain, into seventh causes
various types of ills to the native, into the eight causes physical pain, into the ninth causes loss in
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wealth, into the tenth causes mental tension and anxiety, into the eleventh causes gain in wealth, into
the twelfth indicates tremendous inauspicious results to the native.
[Amarnath’s Commentary – The time period between the entry of transiting Saturn in the 12H from
natal Moon sign until Saturn’s exit from the 2H from the natal Moon sign is called the dreaded Sade-
Sati (sade sath means 7.5, Saturn takes 2.5 years to transit a zodiac sign).]
Result of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Rahu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
Transiting Rahu when in first, twelfth, fifth, eighth, ninth, fourth, second and seventh from natal
Moon causes loss of wealth, fear from enemies, obstruction in work, illness, journey to foreign land,
death and fear from fire.
Result of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon signResult of the transit of Ketu in the natal chart from the natal Moon sign
The transit of Ketu in eleventh, third, tenth and sixth from natal Moon causes good name in society,
ability to enjoy life, recognition from government (those in power), happiness and gain in wealth. It
should also be noted that the transit in Ketu in the above mentioned houses from the Moon sign of
the native also causes divine blessings and joy from obedient men and women who work for the
native.
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Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)Comparative study of Planetary Transits (Graha Gochar Vichar)
I have provided below a comparative study of a few classics with result to planetary transit results.
The classical references are -
Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author ---- N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)N.C.Iyer (Chapter 104)
Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author Brihat Samhita, Varahamihira, author –––– Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)Dr. Sureshchandra Mishra (Volume 2) (Chapter 100)
Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who Something noteworthy in the book is Verse 3 where Varahamihira extols Mandavya. He mentions that one who
has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works. has read the works of Mandavya on planetary transits will not feel the need to read his works.
Jataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. SarJataka Desh Marga, Podumanai Chomadiri, author S.S. Sareen (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 een (Adhyaya 11 –––– Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)Chara Phala Prakaranm)
Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 Muhurta Chintamani, Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram, author G C Sharma (Chapter 4 –––– Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)Gochara Prakarnam)
Sun
Planet I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Chomad
iri
not
specifi
ed but
stated
as
inauspi
cious
loss of
money
improv
ement
of
position
, gain
and
honor
fear and
misery
fear
and
misery
improv
ement
of
position
, gain
and
honor
disease not
specifi
ed but
stated
as
inauspi
cious
great
sorrow
succe
ss in
any
busin
ess
improv
ement
of
position
, gain
and
honor
not
specifi
ed but
stated
as
inauspi
cious
Daivagy
a
Acharya
Shri
Ram
Inauspi
cious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 9H
Inauspici
ous
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inauspi
cious
Inauspi
cious
Inauspi
cious
Auspi
cious
if
does
not
receiv
e
Vedha
from
4H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 5H
Inauspi
cious
Varaha
mihira
fatigue
, loss
of
wealth,
chest
pain
and
foot
journe
y
loss of
wealth,
discom
fort,
eye
disease
and
deceit
return
to his
place,
rich,
happy
and
free
from
disease
and will
destroy
his
enemie
s
disease,
will be
devoid of
company
of wife
suffer
from
disease
and
enemie
s
freed
from
disease,
enemie
s and
grief
fatigue
from
foot
journey
, chest
pain,
suffer
from
humilit
y and
consum
ption
straine
d
relatio
n with
wife
suffer
from
accide
nts,
humilit
y,
disease
,
mental
pain
and
opposi
tion
achiev
e
great
succe
ss and
will
achiev
e his
goal
achieve
success,
will
return
to his
place,
will be
respect
ed, will
be
prosper
ous, will
be
freed
from
disease
gain
his
object
only by
just
means
and
not
otherw
ise
Khana goes
astray
in life
experie
nces
fear
Gain in
fortune
Disrespe
ct or
embarras
sment
povert
y
Victory
over
foes
Destruc
tion of
wealth
Pain
and
sufferi
ng
Loss of
charm
Growt
h in
profes
sion
Growth
in
propert
y
Destru
ction
of
proper
ty
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Mon
Planet I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
good
fortune
loss of
wealth
Success fear
and
danger
sorrow
and
grief
defeat
of
enemie
s
happine
ss
unfortu
nate
events
ailment
s
fulfillme
nt of
ambition
s
joy expen
diture
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 5H
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inausp
icious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 2H
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Auspicio
us if
does not
receive
Vedha
from 4H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
8H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
meals,
excellen
t bed
and
clothes
suffer
loss of
wealth,
respect
ability
and
from
obstacl
es
get
clothes
,
women
and
wealth
in
abunda
nce
no
liking
for
mount
ains
and
cruel
as a
serpen
t
humilit
y,
disease
, pain
of
mind
and
obstacl
es
enjoy
wealth,
comfor
t, ruin
of
enemie
s and
freed
from
disease
enjoy a
carriage
,
respect
ability,
good
bed,
meals
and
wealth
live in
fear of
evils
impriso
nment,
pain of
mind
and
fatigue
of body
and
chest
pain
in
comman
d and
success
in work
enjoy
prospe
rity,
get
new
friends
and
wealth
suffer
from
injurie
s
receiv
ed
from a
bulloc
k
Khana gains
wealth
loses
propert
y and
wealth
receive
s gifts
pain in
stoma
ch
loss in
profess
ional
life
gain in
propert
y and
wealth
gains in
terms
of gifts
and
women
(partne
r)
death fear
from
those in
power
great
happine
ss and
joy
growth
in
wealth
sickne
ss and
loss in
wealth
Mar
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
not
specifie
d but
stated
as
inauspic
ious
loss of
money
improv
ement
of
positio
n, gain
and
honor
fear
and
misery
fear
and
misery
improv
ement
of
positio
n, gain
and
honor
disease not
specifie
d but
stated
as
inauspic
ious
great
sorrow
disappoi
ntment
improv
ement
of
positio
n, gain
and
honor
not
specifi
ed but
stated
as
inausp
icious
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inausp
icious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
5H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
will
suffer
from
troubles
will
suffer
from
authori
ty,
enemie
s and
disgrac
e
suffer
from
fever,
belly-
ache,
blood
discha
rge
and
miseri
es
throug
suffer
from
enemie
s,
disease
s,
fears,
trouble
some
childre
n and
less
freed
from
enemie
s and
quarrel
s, will
obtain
gold,
corals
and
copper
and
will
suffer
from a
quarrels
ome
wife,
from
disease
s of the
eye and
belly-
ache
will be
bloodsh
ed, loss
of
wealth
and of
respect
ability
will
suffer
disgrace
, loss of
wealth
and the
like; his
gait will
be slow
and he
will
become
will
obtain
much
wealth
will
obtain
success
and
renow
n and
will
rule
over a
provinc
e
will
suffer
from
variou
s
expen
ses,
troubl
es,
diseas
es of
eye,
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h
associ
ation
with
wicked
men
bright
appear
ance.
lead an
indepe
ndent
life
weak from
an
angry
wife
and
from
bilious
compl
aints
Khana fear
from
enemie
s
loses
wealth
gain
wealth
fear
from
enemi
es
death
or fear
of
death
gain in
propert
y and
wealth
grief danger
from
sharp
weapon
s
loss in
professi
onal life
auspicio
us
gain in
land
sickne
ss and
loss of
wealth
Mer
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
loss of
wealth
financi
al gain
challen
ge
from
enemie
s
afflue
nce of
money
dispute
with
wife
and
childre
n
success oppositi
on
birth of
children
and
gain of
wealth
obstacl
es
all-
round
happine
ss
sound
health
fear
and
humili
ation
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
5H
Inauspi
cious
Auspic
ious if
does
not
receiv
e
Vedha
from
3H
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspic
ious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 1H
Inauspic
ious
Auspicio
us if
does not
receive
Vedha
from 8H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
will
suffer
loss of
wealth
caused
by the
advice
of
wicked
men, by
tale
bearers,
by
impriso
nment
and
quarrels
, will
receive
disagre
eable
intellige
nce
when in
journey
will
suffer
disgrac
e and
success
and
wealth
will get
friends
and
will be
afraid
of
trouble
s from
the
king
and
from
his
enemie
s and
will
quit his
place
from
his
own
wicked
deeds
the
native'
s
kinsm
en and
family
will
increa
se and
there
will be
much
gain
the
person
will
quarrel
with
his
wife
and
sons
and
will not
enjoy
the
compa
ny of
an
excelle
nt wife
the
person
will be
liked
by all
and
will
gain
renow
n
the
person'
s
appeara
nce will
become
less
bright
and
there
will be
quarrels
the
native
will get
sons,
clothes,
success
and
wealth
and will
become
happy
and
powerf
ul
the
person
will
meet
obstacl
es in his
work
the
person's
enemies
will
meet
with
ruin and
the
person
will get
wealth,
will
enjoy
the
compan
y of his
wife and
will be
dressed
in
flannel
the
person
will get
wealth,
comfor
t, sons,
women
,
friends
and
convey
ance,
will be
happy
and
will
receive
good
intellig
ence
the
person
will
suffer
disgra
ce
from
his
enemi
es, will
suffer
from
diseas
es and
will
not
enjoy
the
compa
ny of a
good
wife
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Khana the
native
will
experie
nce
associat
ion with
people
the
native
will
gain
wealth
makes
one
fear
from
enemie
s
the
native
will
gain
money
causes
scarcit
y of
wealth
causes
gain in
land
and
causes
recogni
tion
causes
various
kinds of
illness
causes
gain in
money
causes
great
physical
sickness
causes
happine
ss and
joy
causes
monet
ary gin
causes
prospe
rity (in
terms
of
wealth
and
proper
ty )
Jup
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
a lot of
miseries
increas
e of
wealth
loss of
positio
n
quarre
ls with
relativ
es
acquisi
tion of
childre
n and
wealth
trouble
throug
h
enemie
s
pleasur
e and
entertai
nment
ailment
s
influx of
wealth
and
happine
ss
loss of
property
gain of
positio
n and
status
grief
and
fear
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inauspi
cious
Inausp
icious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
4H
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 3H
Inauspic
ious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
10H
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
8H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
the
person
will lose
his
wealth
and
intellige
nce, will
quit his
place
and will
suffer
from
many
quarrels
the
person
will
have
no
enemie
s, and
will
enjoy
wealth
and
women
the
person
will
quit his
place
and
meet
with
obstacl
es in
his
work
the
person
will
suffer
from
troubl
e
caused
by his
kinsm
en,
will
becom
e
patien
t and
resign
ed and
will
delight
nothin
g
will
prospe
r in
assets
will be
in
solitud
e
the
person
will
enjoy
marital
happine
ss, will
gain in
speech
and
intellige
nce
will
suffer
from
impriso
nment,
disease
s, heavy
grief,
the
fatigue
of
journey
and
serious
illness
will be
efficient
at work
life,
influent
ial and
he will
get
sons,
wealth
and
grain
the
person
quit his
place
suffer
from
health
and
wealth
the
person
will
return
to his
country
and he
will
recover
his
health
and
wealth
will
suffer
grief
in his
return
journe
y
Khana the
native
experie
nces
fear
the
native
will
gain
tremen
dous
name,
fame
and
wealth
makes
one
suffer
from
physica
l pain
causes
loss of
money
gives
to the
native
an
auspici
ous
result
gives
inauspi
cious
result
causes
worship
of royal
deity
loss of
money
causes
gain in
wealth
causes
loss in
love or
relations
hip
causes
gain in
land
and
wealth
causes
physic
al or
menta
l pain
to the
native
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Ven I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
a
variety
of
enjoym
ents
financi
al gain
prospe
rity
friends
and
prospe
rity
childre
n
acciden
t
trouble
through
young
women
wealth gain
and
happine
ss
through
wife
disputes securit
y
financi
al gain
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 8H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
7H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
1H
Auspic
ious if
does
not
receiv
e
Vedha
from
10H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspi
cious
Inauspic
ious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from 5H
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
11H
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
3H
Auspic
ious if
does
not
receiv
e
Vedha
from
6H
Varaha
mihira
will
enjoy
fine
things
in
life(wo
men,
perfum
e etc.)
will get
recogni
tion
from
superio
r, will
enjoy
pleasur
able
life and
will be
of
bright
appear
ance
will be
influen
tial,
wealth
y,
respect
able
and
will get
cloths
and his
enemie
s will
meet
with
ruin
will
get
friends
and
will
becom
e
greatly
power
ful
will get
kinsme
n,
wealth,
sons
and
friends,
will
becom
e
happy
and
undefe
atable
will
suffer
from
disease
s and
disgrac
e, and
will be
expose
d to
danger
will
suffer
injuries
through
women
will get
houses,
articles
of
luxury
and
beautif
ul
women
will
become
virtuous
, happy,
wealthy
and will
get
cloths
will
suffer
from
disgrace
and
quarrels
will get
the
wealth
of his
friends
and
will
also
get
perfum
es and
cloths
will
get
very
few
cloths
Khana the
native
wins
over
enemie
s
the
native
gains
wealth
brings
happin
ess and
joy to
the
native
causes
gain of
money
indicat
es child
birth
indicat
es rise
in
enemie
s
causes
sorrow
causes
moneta
ry gain
causes
gain in
various
types of
fine
garmen
ts
causes
inauspici
ous
results
causes
tremen
dous
gain in
wealth
indicat
es
incomi
ng
gain to
the
native
Sat
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
grief
from
many
ailment
s
devoid
of
wealth
and
happin
ess
rise in
status,
positio
n or
employ
ment,
servant
s and
money
loss of
wife,
relatio
n,
wealth
and
happin
ess
liquida
tion of
wealth
and
loss of
happin
ess
defeat
of
enemie
s
promot
es
travellin
g and
journey
s
a chain
of
miseries
,
ailment
s etc.
disease,
ill-name
extreme
poverty
acquisi
tion of
wealth
loss of
wealth
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inausp
icious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
5H
Inausp
icious
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Varaha
mihira
will
suffer
from
poison,
fire,
kinsme
n,
impriso
nment,
torture,
miseries
, loss of
wealth,
sons,
humiliat
ion, will
travel
to
foreign
lands
loss of
beauty,
comfor
t, will
becom
e
weak,
will get
wealth
from
other
men
and
will not
enjoy
wealth
long
will get
wealth,
servant
s,
houses,
assets.
Will
becom
e
influen
tial,
happy,
free
from
disease
s and
will
becom
e
greatly
powerf
ul and
will
defeat
his
enemie
s
will be
separa
ted
from
his
friends
,
wealth
and
wife
and
will be
suspec
ting
evil in
everyt
hing
will be
separat
ed
from
his
sons,
wealth
and
will
suffer
from
quarrel
s
will be
freed
from
enemie
s,
disease
s and
will
enjoy
compa
ny of
women
will be
separat
ed from
his wife
and
sons
and will
travel
on foot
in a
pitiable
conditio
n
will be
separat
ed from
his wife
and
sons
and will
travel
on foot
in a
pitiable
conditio
n
will
suffer
from
hatred,
chest-
pain,
impriso
nment
and will
not
observe
daily
duties.
This
should
be read
in
addition
to the
result of
Saturn
in the
8th.
House
will get
work
and will
suffer
from
loss of
wealth,
learning
and
fame
will
becom
e cruel
and
will get
women
and
wealth
will
suffer
from
grief
Khana the
native
suffers
from
depress
ion and
loss of
interest
in
things
the
native
will
suffer
from
mental
anxiety
and
sorrow
causes
defeat
of
enemie
s and
increas
e in
wealth
and
propert
y
causes
increa
se in
animo
sity
indicat
es child
birth,
servant
s and
loss of
wealth
indicat
es
monet
ary
gain
causes
various
types of
ills to
the
native
causes
physical
pain
causes
loss in
wealth
cause
mental
tension
and
anxiety
gain in
wealth
indicat
es
treme
ndous
inausp
icious
result
to the
native
Rah
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mention
ed
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inausp
icious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
5H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mention
ed
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
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Khana causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstruc
tion in
work,
illness,
journey
to
foreign
land,
death
and fear
from
fire
causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstruc
tion in
work,
illness,
journey
to
foreign
land,
death
and
fear
from
fire
Not
mentio
ned
causes
loss of
wealth
, fear
from
enemi
es,
obstru
ction
in
work,
illness,
journe
y to
foreig
n land,
death
and
fear
from
fire
causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstru
ction in
work,
illness,
journe
y to
foreign
land,
death
and
fear
from
fire
Not
mentio
ned
causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstruc
tion in
work,
illness,
journey
to
foreign
land,
death
and
fear
from
fire
causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstruc
tion in
work,
illness,
journey
to
foreign
land,
death
and fear
from
fire
causes
loss of
wealth,
fear
from
enemie
s,
obstruc
tion in
work,
illness,
journey
to
foreign
land,
death
and fear
from
fire
Not
mention
ed
Not
mentio
ned
causes
loss of
wealth
, fear
from
enemi
es,
obstru
ction
in
work,
illness,
journe
y to
foreig
n land,
death
and
fear
from
fire
Ket
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII
Podum
anai
Choma
diri
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mention
ed
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Daivag
ya
Achary
a Shri
Ram
Inauspic
ious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
12H
Inausp
icious
Inauspi
cious
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
9H
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspic
ious
Inauspici
ous
Auspici
ous if
does
not
receive
Vedha
from
5H
Inausp
icious
Varaha
mihira
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mention
ed
Not
mentio
ned
Not
menti
oned
Khana Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
causes
good
name
in
society,
ability
to
enjoy
life,
recogni
tion in
govern
ment
(those
in
power)
,
happin
ess and
gain in
wealth
and
causes
divine
Not
menti
oned
Not
mentio
ned
causes
good
name
in
society,
ability
to
enjoy
life,
recogni
tion in
govern
ment
(those
in
power)
,
happin
ess and
gain in
wealth
and
causes
divine
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
Not
mentio
ned
causes
good
name in
society,
ability to
enjoy
life,
recogniti
on in
governm
ent
(those in
power),
happine
ss and
gain in
wealth
and
causes
divine
blessings
and joy
from
obedien
causes
good
name
in
society,
ability
to
enjoy
life,
recogni
tion in
govern
ment
(those
in
power)
,
happin
ess and
gain in
wealth
and
causes
divine
Not
menti
oned
AIAC Times [Volume 5]
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blessin
gs and
joy
from
obedie
nt man
and
woman
who
will
work
for
them
blessin
gs and
joy
from
obedie
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[Amarnath’s Commentary – I have made some observations based on the transit results detailed in
the classics.
– Adolf Hitler had Moon in Sagittarius.
Occupation of Rhineland [March, 1936] – Sun in Aquarius (3H from natal Moon position)
Occupation of Austria [March, 1938] - Sun in Aquarius (3H from natal Moon position)
Occupation of Sudetenland [October, 1938] – Sun in Virgo (10H from natal Moon position)
- Napoleon Bonaparte had Moon in Capricorn
Invasion of Italy [March, 1796] – Sun was in the third house of Pisces (from natal Moon)
Invasion/Victory of Poland [October, 1939] – Sun in Virgo (10H from natal Moon position)
When coupled with appropriate Dasas and natal chart analysis, planetary transit analysis can be a
very effective tool.
Daivagya Acharya Shri Ram mentions the concept of Vedha from planets when dealing with transit
results. The literal translation of “Vedha” in English would mean to pierce through something. In
astrological terms, it would mean that some planets (in transit) would cause obstruction (Vedha) to
other planets (in transit) in certain houses when placed in a relative position to the planet it is causing
Vedha too.]
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Mercury’s columnMercury’s columnMercury’s columnMercury’s column
Atharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi AbhayAtharvavediyajyotisham SaptadinadhipaH by Maharshi Abhay Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)Katyana (translated by AIAC)
The most detailed work on Vedanga Jyotish that I found is Atharvana Jyotish (Jyotish part of
Atharva Veda). Below is a translation of one verse of the text. This is one article where I take no
credit for interpretation of the verses. The work done by Maharshi Abhay Katyana is remarkable and
in a class by itself. I am merely being an English translator for this article.
AdityaH Somo BhaumaschaH Tatha Budha BruhaspatiH |
Bhargavo Shanaishcharaschauva Ete Sapta DinadhipaH ||
[Amarnath’s translation of Maharshi Abhay Katyana’s notes (in Hindi) – For this issue, I am just
translating the origin of the word Sunday as written by Maharshi. Maharshi Abhay Katyana writes
that many are of the opinion that the 7-day week concept is foreign to the Vedic culture and is
incorporated in it after foreign influence (Greek, Arabs etc.). He mentions that some scholars believe
this to be true since the 7-day week is not mentioned in Rig Veda. Maharshi disagrees with the above
and mentions that it is not necessary that Rig Veda mentions all ancient philosophies since it is a
primary text. However, in the above mentioned verses, the 7-days of the week are explicitly
mentioned and these verses do form the most important Vedic [Vedanga] astrology [jyotish] text –
Jyotish of Atharva Veda. He states that Burgress clearly mentions that according to the Greek
philosopher Herodotus (5th century BCE), the weekdays and the lords of the days were borrowed by
the Greeks from the Egyptians. The Egyptians adopted the weekdays from the Babylonians and the
Babylonians borrowed it from India. Maharshi then goes on to explain the socio-geographic
background of the Babylonians and that they inhabited present day Iraq, Iran and parts of Syria.
Maharshi mentions that he is certain that the weekday names evolved in all languages from Sanskrit,
which is the mother of all world languages. He further goes on to explain the root words relating to
the weekdays and their derivation in various languages all over the world.
AdityavarAdityavarAdityavarAdityavar – Sanskrit for this is ‘Sanadivas’, the corruption of which in English is ‘Sandai’ or as we
know it today ‘Sunday’. The meaning of the root word ‘San’ in Sanskrit is ‘one which is obtained by
request or pleading’. The Sun is a blessing for all of humanity and thus is a result of our grace and
pleading to the Almighty and as a blessing from Him. Surya, the Sanskrit name for Sun, got
corrupted to Sulia and finally to Suli or Soli. The Aramaic name for Sun is ‘Sulia’ and the Latin
name for Sun is Dies Soli. The Greeks called the Sun (Solar diety) as ‘Apollo’ which is a corruption
of the Sanskrit word ‘Atmalok’. Although this may sound a little farfetched, a corruption makes
perfect sense when we see the names of the Sun in the languages Pali and Prakrit which were
languages spoken by the common man in India and derived from Sanskrit. Sun is Atma Loka (Atma
meaning Soul and Loka meaning place), thus Sun is the primary significator of the soul. In Pali, the
Sun is called ‘Attolok’ and in Prakrit, he is called ‘Appolok’. Maharshi then goes to explain the origin
of Sun and Sunday in many other languages like French, Russian and German.
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Mars’ columnMars’ columnMars’ columnMars’ column
Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita Ravana Samhita ---- IIIIIIII
In AIAC Times Volume 3, I introduced the underlying concept of Ravana Samhita. The principles
based on which the planetary results are deduced in Ravana Samhita were previously discussed in the
earlier issue.
However, recently there has been a lot of controversy over the availability of the book and where
could one get a copy of the book. I have a copy of Ravana Samhita and it is very easily available in
the market.
In this article I will attempt to translate a small portion of the book [Chapter 6] called Arka Prakash
which primarily deals with medical remedies and recipes of medicine.
However, at the very end of this chapter I found a very interesting and astrologically relevant subject.
I want to share it with all the readers of AIAC Times.
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Translation: Based on the above mentioned rules (previously mentioned in the book), Arka should be
given to ill. Also, the words of the messenger (from the ill person’s home) should be closely noted by
the doctor.
[Ravana then refers to the above table to determine a specific number from the words in the message
of the messenger to the doctor and, in the latter verses, he mentions how to use the table.]
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Translation: The translation of the above verses basically boils down to the rules based on which the
above table was constructed.
Ravana also associates the diseases with the numbers below:
Rasa = 6, Bhaya = 3, Hada = 2, Veda = 4, Parvat = 8, Shrit = 6, Krita = 4, Buddhi = 3, Prithvi = 1,
Shunya =0, Chandrama = 1
He mentions that the words of the messenger should be carefully studied and associated with the
Swaras (alphabets).
Translation: Ravana mentions at this time that the doctor should add the numbers of the phrases
from the messenger’s message and also do the same word to number translation for the patient’s
name (based on name letters). He should then divide the two distinct sums by 8 and keep a note of
the two remainders (after division by 8). Let us call the remainder from the messenger’s message to
be R1 (a number) and the remainder obtained from the patient’s name to be R2 (a number).
If R2 > R1, the patient health will recover.
If R1=R2, the illness will grow.
If R1 > R2, the patient will invariably die.
Ravana mentions that doctors should select a medicine for treatment only after studying this chakra.
Ravana mentions that those doctors who follow this closely will be able to give the correct medicine
to the patients. Ravana further goes on to mention that those doctors who follow this chakra can
even cure nearly dead patients and thereby gain tremendous respect in society.
More on Ravana Samhita in future issues of AIAC Times.
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Saturn’s columnSaturn’s columnSaturn’s columnSaturn’s column
Rohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata VedhaRohini Sakata Vedha ---- MarsMarsMarsMars
In AIAC Times last issue, I gave test cases for Rohini Sakata Vedha by Saturn. In this issue I will
give test cases for RSV by Mars. To read about the introduction to RSV, please read the previous
issue.
DateDateDateDate EventEventEventEvent
MarchMarchMarchMarch----April 1972April 1972April 1972April 1972 Vietnam War (16 April Mars 20 Ta Rohi)
April 12, 1861April 12, 1861April 12, 1861April 12, 1861 US Civil War (Mars 14 Ta 24' 58.31" Rohi)
July 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 amJuly 28, 1945 9:40:00 am Empire State Building Crash, New York (Mars 10 Ta 33' 49.67" Rohi)
August 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AMAugust 6, 1945 8:15 AM
August 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AMAugust 9, 1945 11:01 AM
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing
The important thing to point out is that Mars makes a full 360 degree transit across the zodiac in 45
days X 12 = 540 days (1.5 years) approx. So, the probability of Mars being at around 17 degrees Taurus
is once every 1.5 years or 2 times in 3 years. However, this cannot be the only condition for a disaster
of magnitude, and thus there are more criteria that need to be fit into this equation of RSV. We will
cover these in future issues of AIAC Times.
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Rahu’s columnRahu’s columnRahu’s columnRahu’s column
Cyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal AstrologyCyril Fagan and Western Sidereal Astrology
This article is influenced by an article written by Kenneth Bowser.
Cyril Fagan was born on May 22, 1869 at around noon in Dublin, Ireland.
Photograph from Bill Sheeran’s website –
Radical Astrology
I personally feel that Cyril should have had a Vargottam Lagna. I have used his birth time as 12:15:30
PM GMT.
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Fagan suffered from near deafness resulting from scarlet fever. This prevented him from entering
the medical profession, which was his father’s profession. He was educated at Belvedere and
Castlenock Colleges, and took up astrology in 1916 near the close of his formal education. Knowledge
and its pursuit was a driving force in his life. Yet in stark contrast to his studious nature and
insatiable intellectual curiosity, Fagan was a flamboyant personality in speech and dress. He had a
brilliant and unpredictable sense of humor heard by anyone in earshot because he had to shout in
order to hear his own voice in conversation (until good hearing aids were developed), dressed
fashionably well dressed as he could afford, and enjoyed night life. He married an Irish beauty
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seventeen years his junior with whom he produced two children. His wife, Pauline, was a woman
from the old school, fiercely devoted to her husband. They were together until his death.
Fagan was a world traveler and acquiring knowledge was the primary inspiration for his tours. He
lived in Wales, London, Morocco, Spain and several places in the United States, travelling
extensively from these base camps du jour, when he could. Fagan was the president and founder of
the Irish Astrological Society, a Fellow of the American Federation of Astrologers, a Fellow of the
Federation of British Astrologers, and a Komandoro of the Universal Order of Antares (Trieste).
Fagan began to publish articles extensively in the 1930's. Fagan believed that for an astrologer to
present his/her work with authority, he/she needed to be competent in history, languages, geography,
mathematics and astronomy, especially the latter because in the ancient world astrology and
astronomy were bound up together. One of these subjects was the astrology of ancient Mesopotamia
and Babylon.
Cuneiform scriptCuneiform scriptCuneiform scriptCuneiform script
Cuneiform script, the earliest known writing system in the world, emerged in the Sumerian
civilization of southern Iraq around the 34th century BCE during the middle Uruk period, and began
as a pictographic system of writing. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant
writing system in the Ancient Near East. The development of cuneiform writing was an evolution of
an earlier Mesopotamian accounting system that had been used for five thousand years before. Clay
tokens had been used for some form of record-keeping in Mesopotamia since as early as 8,000 BC.
The original Sumerian script was adapted for the writing of the Akkadian, Eblaite, Elamite, Hittite,
Luwian, Hattic, Hurrian, and Urartian languages, and it inspired the Ugaritic and Old Persian
alphabets. Cuneiform writing was gradually replaced by the Aramaic alphabet during the Neo-
Assyrian Empire, and by the second century of the Common Era, the script had become extinct.
In 1836, the eminent French scholar, Eugène Burnouf discovered that the first of the inscriptions
published by Niebuhr contained a list of the satrapies of Darius. With this clue in his hand, he
identified and published an alphabet of thirty letters, most of which he had correctly deciphered. In
1835 Henry Rawlinson, a British East India Company army officer, visited the Behistun inscriptions
in Persia. Carved in the reign of King Darius of Persia (522–486 BC), these inscriptions consisted of
identical texts in the three official languages of the empire: Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite.
The Behistun inscriptions were to the decipherment of cuneiform what the Rosetta Stone was to the
decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. By 1851, Hincks and Rawlinson could read 200 Babylonian
signs. They were soon joined by two other decipherers: young German-born scholar Julius Oppert,
and versatile British Orientalist William Henry Fox Talbot. By late nineteenth century (1857
onwards), the script could be completely deciphered.
When the cuneiform script was deciphered in the nineteenth century, Babylonian
astronomical/astrological materials became available to scholars who laboriously translated and
published them beginning in the 1880's. Early on it was recognized by three German Jesuit scholars,
Joseph Epping (1835-1894), Franz Xaver Kugler (1862-1929) and Johann Nepomuk Strassmaier (1846-
1920), that the longitudes in Babylonian ephemerides were reckoned from stars, not the equinoxes or
solstices. The bulk of the Babylonian astronomical/astrological translations and commentary
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appeared in the irregular but massive journal begun by Kugler, "Sternkunde Und Sterndienst In
Babel" (Starlore and Starwork in Babylon) from 1907 until completed in 1935 by Joseph Schaumberger
S.J.
The birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal systemThe birth of the western sidereal system
Almost surely Fagan had read at least some of this Babylonian work, but it is not known exactly
when he began to investigate this sort of material. However, his study of it must have been well
underway by the 1940's, because by 1944 he was confident that the entire Babylonian tradition was
sidereal, not simply the Hellenistic period material. He has subsequently been borne out, although
there is not enough evidence extant to tell just when the transition to a twelve-fold equal division
occurred. It is established that during the second millenium B.C., the Babylonians used seventeen
unequal sidereal constellations: the twelve we use now but with Pisces split into two as the eastern
and western fishes, as well as Orion, Auriga, Perseus and the Pleides. The earliest horoscope for an
individual dates only to 410 B.C. It is twelve-fold, sidereal and Babylonian. There are no tropical
horoscopes extant until the first century B.C., and very few of those until the first century of the
Christian Era. Conversely, there were no sidereal astrologers in the West before Fagan's apostasy,
which was compelled by evidence.
When Fagan began to write about sidereal astrology in the late 1940's, he encountered intense,
vituperative reaction from almost the entire astrological community, although a few bright lights
among the English ranks were won over such as Cecil Nixon, Rupert Gleadow and Roy Firebrace.
Since then the sidereal school has been manned mostly by intellectuals in the field who because of
their grasp of the technical arguments, found it easier to commit heresy against the tropical school.
Works of FaganWorks of FaganWorks of FaganWorks of Fagan
Fagan was a researcher and historian and prolific writer for the magazines of his time. His Solunars
feature, based on sidereal astrology, was published regularly by the Clancys in American Astrology
from 1954-1970. His books included Astrological Origins, Zodiacs Old and New, The Fixed Zodiac
Ephemeris, and A Primer of the Sidereal Zodiac, which he coauthored with Brigadeer R.C. Firebrace.
Some of these are available at AstroAmerica.
AIAC salutes this man for digging into the ancient scripts and deciphering the use of sidereal system
in the ancient world as well as writing about it in the West against the tide of the already existent,
strong and profound tropical system.
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Ketu’s columnKetu’s columnKetu’s columnKetu’s column
Lokas Lokas Lokas Lokas –––– II by SurasaII by SurasaII by SurasaII by Surasa
This article is a continuation from Lokas written in the earlier issue of AIAC Times.
For Ketu’s column this month, we will examine the Lokas. There are fourteen planes, seven lokas
(upper planes) and seven talas (lower planes).
First of all, there is some confusion people might have regarding Lokas and Tattwas. For example:
Mars rules Agni, Mercury rules Prithvi and yet Mars is the ruler of the Bhu loka (Earth). This can be
a source of puzzlement.
On one hand, we can look at the eternal conflict between Mercury and Mars. Mercury rules earth.
Mars rules boundaries and the guards that patrol the boundaries. So Mars cuts up the earth
(Mercury) into pieces of land, countries, states, etc. that people feel the need to possess and fight over.
Mercury wants to unify or put back together what Mars cuts up. So what do we see more of?
On the other hand, when we talk about lokas or planes, we classify them based on the qualities or
attributes of the planets, not the other way around. Also, there is a vertical dimension we must
consider. Mercury rules earth, and the five elements (Pancha Tattwa) as we know them likewise
operate in Bhu loka--this is horizontal. But when we view the lokas, we are looking at a vertical
scheme and the relation of the planets to the lokas is a classification not a rulership.
This explanation may be helpful regarding how the planets get linked with the lokas. We take the
planets in the order of their speed of movement (with respect to the Earth) from fastest to slowest:
Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. If we consider the planets to be a string of
beads and break the string between Mars and Jupiter, Mars goes to the lowest loka, Bhu, and Jupiter
to the highest loka, Satya.
Moon Mercury Venus Sun Mars
Jupiter Saturn
Jana Mahar Swarga Bhuva Bhu Satwa Tapa
Where does Ketu fit in? Ketu is co-ruler of Scorpio and exalted in Pisces, thus a factor in death or
liberation from the cycle of rebirth and death (moksha). In a Punya Chakra chart cast for the
moment of death, the loka can be determined where the soul ends up. We can find connections
between the lokas to the seven chakras and the lower lokas (talas) to the seven deadly sins.
In the chart below, we see that Ketu fills the gap between Bhuva and Sawrga. This is in accordance
to the theory of Ashtadala Padma (Eight Petaled Lotus), the keystone system for coordinating time
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and space. That theory (not discussed here) talks about the upward (vertical) direction of Ketu and
Rahu in relation to the horizontal plane of the earth.
In the known astrological realm, Bhu is the lagna, the span from Bhu to Bhuva loka is comprises the
Rasis, and the span from Bhuva to Swarga comprises the Nakshatras.
LokaLokaLokaLoka
PlanePlanePlanePlanetary tary tary tary
Corresp.Corresp.Corresp.Corresp.
To LokaTo LokaTo LokaTo Loka
ManifestationManifestationManifestationManifestation Chakra Chakra Chakra Chakra ----
Petals Petals Petals Petals ElementsElementsElementsElements GunasGunasGunasGunas RealmRealmRealmRealm Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator
Satwa Jupiter Pure Truth Sahasra
1000
Pancha Tattwa
for Satwa Sattwa
Tapah Saturn Sadhu Ajna
2
Pancha Tattwa
for Tapah
Sattwa
Raja
Jana Moon
Saints of
Society (eg
Mother
Theresa)
Visudha
16 Pancha Tattwa
for Jana
Sattwa
Raja
Mahar Mercury Intellectuals,
Thinkers
Anahata
12
Pancha Tattwa
for Mahar
Sattwa
Raja
Swarga Venus Controller of
Instincts
Manipura
10
Pancha Tattwa
for Swarga
Sattwa
Raja
Tama
Fixed Stars
(Nakshatras)
Bhuva Sun Kings, Rulers,
Fathers
Swadhistana
6
Pancha Tattwa
for Bhuva
Sattwa
Raja
Tama
Solar
System
(Rasis)
Ketu fills gap
between Bhuva
and Swarga
Bhu Mars
Conquerors
(eg Alexander
the Great)
Muladhara
4
Pancha Tattwa
for Bhu
Sattwa
Raja
Tama
Earth (Lagna
and Rasis)
Rahu fills gap
from Bhu to
Bhuva
The seven talas in descending order below the earth are Atalah, Vitalah, Sutalah, Talatalah,
Mahathalah, Rasatalah and Patalah. Interestingly, there are seven deadly sins in the Christian
tradition: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony.
In regard to the talas, here is a cautionary tale from the puranas. Essentially, it tells us that we should
not seek to engage the talas worlds as they can come up and take us over in our world. It tells the
story of Vishnu’s vamana (dwarf) incarnation and King Vali, the able king of the demons who had
taken over the world and heaven. Indra and the gods prayed to Vishnu for deliverance. At the
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request of Aditi, the mother of the gods, Vishnu incarnated as her son to take care of Vali. Vishnu as
the dwarf visited Vali during a yajna (sacrificial ceremony) whereupon Vali asked what he could do
for him. “Grant me as much of land as can be covered in three of my footsteps,” said the dwarf. Vali
happily granted this boon whereupon the dwarf immediately assumed a gigantic form. With one
footstep, Vishnu covered the entire earth. With a second, he covered the sky. And with the third and
final footstep, he covered heaven. Vishnu’s foot cracked the shell of the universe (the cosmic egg)
causing the water outside poured in. This water began to flow through the sky and became the
heavenly Ganga (which is another story). After having traversed all the land that was available,
Vishnu resumed his form of a dwarf. “You have now donated to me all the three worlds,” he told
Vali. “Where will you stay?” “I seek refuge with you,” was Vali’s answer. Vishnu then instructed
Vali to go and live in the underworld. As for heaven, it was restored to Indra. Vali became the ruler
of Patala.
Vishnu taking his big steps to restore the
heavens and earth.
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